Joe.My.God. LGBT News

Only a snippet of this week’s cover story is online: Fifteen years ago, when Ellen DeGeneres decided to come out of the closet, it was big news. Not just big: It was the cover of Time magazine, and a major story on Oprah, Primetime Live, and CNN. Last month, another star of a popular TV comedy went public with his …

Clip description: For it’s 8th annual Night Out at the Nationals, Team DC broke a new record with more than 4,000 tickets sold as part of the nation’s largest LGBT night in professional sports. Taking part in the celebrations were Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.), who threw out the first pitch; special guests Benjamin Jealous, president of the NAACP and outspoken …

It’s a new world.

JMG reader Dave spotted him at SFO buying a BART ticket into town. Interesting weekend to arrive, innit? UPDATE: Dave has more about the train ride. Brown came in through the sliding doors at the end of the car that I was riding to complain to a uniformed officer that there was an obnoxious person in the last car. He …

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JMG reader Paul/Toronto reminds us that GOProud isn’t above using “faggot” when it suits THEIR purpose. Of course, Jimmy LaSalvia’s tweet never made it onto Breitbart or was gleefully forwarded by hate groups.

So claims the Facebook page of Minneapolis restaurant Chino Latino, who cheekily adds “maybe.” Pride Roll, now available. (Tipped by JMG reader Tim)

Technically the campaign is from Minnesota For Marriage, but Good As You’s Jeremy Hooper astutely notes that NOM secured the domain name last week.

At their annual meeting, yesterday the Southern Baptists Convention overwhelmingly approved the following resolution: “We deny that the effort to legalize ‘same-sex marriage’ qualifies as a civil rights issue since homosexuality does not qualify as a class meriting special protections, like race and gender.” The nation’s largest Protestant denomination is attempting to broaden its appeal beyond its traditional white Southern …